Joan Baez - The Night They Drove

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the night they drove old dixie down chords
joan baez ( the band , r . robinson )

Em G C Em
virgil caine is the name , and i served on the danville train
G Em C Em
’til stonewall’s cavalry came , and tore up the tracks again .
C G Em G
in the winter of ’65 , we were hungry , just barely alive .
Em C G Em A
by may the tenth , richmond had fell , it’s a time i remember , oh so well ,

G C G Em
the night they drove old dixie down , and the bells were ringing ,
G C G Em
the night they drove old dixie down , and the people were singin’ . they went
G Em Am C
la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la

Em G C Em
back with my wife in tennessee , when one day she said to me
G Em C Em
“virgil , quick , come see , there goes robert E . lee!”
C Em G Em
now i don’t mind’ Em choppin’ wood , and i don’t care if the money’s no good .
C Em
ya take what ya need , and ya leave the rest ,
G Em A
but they should never have taken the very best .

G C G Em
the night they drove old dixie down , and the bells were ringing
G C G Em
the night they drove old dixie down , and the people were singin’ . they went
G Em Am C
la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la

Em G C Em
like my father before me , i’m a workin’ man
G Em C Em
like my brother above me , i took a rebel stand .
C Em G Em
he was just eighteen , proud and brave , but a yankee laid him in his grave
C Em
i swear by the mud below my feet ,
G Em D
you can’t raise a caine back up when he’s in defeat .

G C G Em
the night they drove old dixie down , and the bells were ringing
G C G Em
the night they drove old dixie down , and the people were singin’ . they went
G Em Am C
la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la

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